“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably
more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power which is at work within
us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all
generations, for ever and ever! Amen”

Ephesians
3

TCC
is buying and refurbishing a church building. Can you help?

The mission of TCC has always been to obey the “great commission” of our Lord Jesus Christ - to make disciples for Jesus Christ by proclaiming the gospel and building people up with the Bible to the glory of God.

TCC launched that mission in our town in 2011 with a small group of men, women, boys and girls. In God’s kindness we have seen steady growth to the 130 or so people we are now. 4 years ago we settled in a local primary school for our Sunday meetings. We also began using an assortment of hired venues around the town for youth & children’s work, for evangelism and for building up disciples.

For some time now, the school we meet in has felt uncomfortable at times. We’ve hit the notorious 70% full “glass ceiling” that seems to cause churches to plateau in growth. We’ve also been struggling to find mid-week venues that can continue to meet our needs.

By God’s grace, we want to continue to reach and grow more and more disciples for Jesus Christ. We want to strengthen our capacity to teach the Bible to growing numbers and for more people to experience the witness of the gospel community.

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WESLEY HOUSE

Buildings can’t save or grow disciples for
Jesus. Only God can do that through his gospel! But good buildings are a means
of God’s grace in enabling gospel ministry. A good building can be magnetic in
gathering people and can facilitate a wider range and higher quality of
evangelism and edification.

TCC has recently had the opportunity to
acquire Wesley House - a large former Methodist chapel with an extension in the centre of Hinckley. Have a look on Google Street View here. By God’s grace the building has
been bought for us by generous gospel partners. On top of that we've raised £70,000
so far towards over £200,000 we'll need to fully refurbish the building.

Might you be able to help us raise
the rest?

We want to be very careful not to become
too distracted from gospel ministry, but Wesley House promises the following
benefits:

The
new building will help us reach the lost…

Having our own building in the centre of
town shows that we are a permanent presence invested in the area. That builds
trust in a way that meeting in a school hall can not. An attractive building
would be also more inviting to local residents. It suggests a church ministry
that is contemporary and comfortable (unlike the stereotypical image of a
declining church). A larger gathering space will allow us to grow beyond the
current capacity of the school hall we meet in. It will also allow more space and time for gospel
conversations before and after meetings and will encourage believers to bring
friends with more confidence. For many, especially younger adults, a crowd
attracts a crowd. A lobby and hospitality space with improved refreshments
facilities will offer opportunity for relaxed socialising with unbelievers. We
expect the significant refurbishment of the building will also create
considerable local interest and probably boost attendance.

The
new building will help us teach children and young people…

We want to invest in raising the next
generation of disciples. We already have over 50 children and teenagers with us
regularly. We want to reach many more from the growing numbers of young
families in our town. This age group are obviously the future of Christianity! Our
current facilities are far from ideal for children’s ministry and far from
attractive for teenagers. The new
building will provide much better facilities especially for a crèche and a
youth hub. The opportunities to reach larger numbers of young people with the
gospel as well as providing for our own youngsters tempted to drift away, are
good reasons to invest in better facilities.

The
new building will help us serve our church and community...

We need more appropriate meeting spaces not
only for Sundays, but also to grow the mid-week ministries we currently run and to
start the new ideas we have. Our town is very low on suitable facilities and
this building will mean we have exactly what we need for evangelism and
edification.

The
new building will help us establish the gospel in the town for generations to
come…

The Bible urges us to build the work of the gospel on the foundations of
the gospel. A good building is one way of establishing our gospel work more
permanently in Hinckley and the surrounding area. We want to plant a church
that lasts way beyond the current leadership and congregation. We want to be
good stewards of this opportunity and of the financial resources entrusted to
us. A building will not do gospel ministry for us. But it can enable and
establish gospel ministry now and for the future.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Have
you already committed to give? Or are you willing to give to this work now?

Many people have already committed to
contribute to the development of the building and have made financial pledges.
Thank you. Others may not have been in a position to make a pledge or might have
only just heard about this project.

If you have made a financial commitment with
a pledge, please do transfer the amount committed to the first phase. Details
are below.

If you have already pledged but after
prayerful consideration you would like to contribute more to the building
project, please do let our treasurer know. Again, details are below.

If you were not able to make a pledge before,
or have only now heard about this project and would like to be involved, please
do prayerfully consider how you can contribute. Each of us faces different
circumstances with different challenges and opportunities, so we should ask God
for help as we make these decisions.

The motivation for this kind of sacrificial
generosity will always be the gospel: “For
you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for
your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich”

(2 Corinthians 8:9)

Cheques can be made payable to Trinity
Ministries Hinckley and passed or posted to our treasurer, Helen Pibworth.

For bank transfers, the details are

Account name: Trinity Ministries Hinckley

Sort code: 20-49-08

Account number: 13980561

Whether you are giving a gift already
pledged or making a new donation, please let Helen know at helen@tcchinckley.org.

If you have not previously filled in a Gift
Aid form for gifts to TCC, please ask Helen for a form.

If you have any questions about the Wesley
House project please feel free to contact us at admin@tcchinckley.org.